Well, this just won’t do.
The Astros were World Champions just three years ago. And arguably, they have a better roster now than they did back then.
They went seven games into the World Series just last year.
Currently they are one game behind .500, 6.5 games behind the Oakland A’s for first place in the AL West, with only 15 games left to play. The lowly Seattle Mariners are nipping at their tails for second place, only two games behind. Not making the playoffs, odds makers be damned, seems like a real possibility.
There’s a new coach this year.